US Department of Justice forces people to buy Microsoft Windows

[AzDesertRat]

I have to blame Clinton and the Congress of 1998 on this one. The DMCA was passed and it added a new facet to tyranny in government. "Fair use" disappeared with this piece of legislation and the industry still wants more powers.

The MPAA and RIAA can [censored] off as far as I am concerned. No one should have that much power. We have had this debate go on for many pages on here before, so I won't rehash it.

[niss]

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US Department of Justice forces person convicted of computer crimes on probation to buy Microsoft Windows

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FYT

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lol seriously. This thread topic is really stupid.

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Stupid? A thread started by pvn? I don't believe it.

[pvn]

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US Department of Justice forces person convicted of computer crimes on probation to buy Microsoft Windows

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FYT

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lol seriously. This thread topic is really stupid.

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Stupid? A thread started by pvn? I don't believe it.

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I really was expecting a no-content reply from dvault before you, but it's good to know you're still prowling around, keeping us safe.

[Taso]

Err, excuse me, I wasn't calling pvn stupid, or even the thread stupid. I meant the topic - er what I really meant was the "subject" line, I was in a rush. Let me rephrase my statement, in all seriousness because I mis-spoke,

"The thread subjet is extremly misleading." There, that's what I really meant. The thread itself provides for discussion of theft and copyright infringment, which is important.

[captZEEbo]

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It's theft.

You wouldn't steal a VCR. You wouldn't steal a Car....

^Kidding, but isn't that how the commercials for this stuff go?

Why shouldn't theft be jailable?

[/ QUOTE ]b/c it's a victimless crime...like punching someone in the dark!

[TomCollins]

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[zasterguava]

What are the chances of being prosecuted for merely downloading copyrighted material on the web? Ive always assumed that if the Feds found out you downloaded a movie you could just say your mouse went spasm and downloaded it by accident or your 2 year old nephew did it by mistake and as a results they wouldn;t be able to do anything.

[AzDesertRat]

first, you will get one of these and then you roll the dice.

[Phil153]

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US Department of Justice

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forces

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no.

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people

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no.

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to buy

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no.

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Microsoft Windows

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1 out 5 ain't bad!

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Mercantilism Ahoy! And at the hands of the same government agency who declared Microsoft an "illegal monopoly" (an oxymoron if there ever were one)!

http://news.com.com/Linux+felon+forced+t...=html.alert.hed

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You must have had an organism when you saw that title, and rushed to the computer in a daze. Too bad you didn't read the actual story.

[zasterguava]

They look like letters regarding the hosting and not specifically downloading.

The letter seems more like a warning than anything. I once sold a VCD on ebay, got a letter in the post about copyright 5 years ago, ignored it and nothing happend since.